Taxation Advisor

At the NSW Department of Education, we educate and inspire lifelong learners – from early childhood, through schooling to vocational education and training.

• Ongoing Full-Time role
• Parramatta Location with hybrid working arrangements
• Salary ranges from $106,025 to $117,363 plus employers’ contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

About the role

The Taxation Advisor plays a leading role in providing exemplary customer service and specialist advice, and engages team members in the delivery of accurate, reliable and targeted outcomes that meet customer expectations. The role is also accountable for optimising business outcomes and drives the day to day operational activities of the team in order to achieve team objectives.

The role supports the Taxation area within Shared Services Finance. The Finance function is responsible for managing all finance activities within the Shared Services function to ensure the smooth running of the Directorate. Finance activities include accrual accounting, posting general ledger journals, budgeting and funding, forecasting, financial reporting, accounts management (accounts receivable and payable), managing travel and accommodation expenses and benefits realisation.

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About you -

• Highly organised
• Able to manage competing priorities with tight timeframes
• Excellent communication skills

Essential requirements of the role

• Tertiary qualifications or relevant experience in Administration, Finance and Accounting or a relevant discipline, and/or demonstrated successful experience in stakeholder/customer engagement in a Shared Services/Contact Centre enviornment.
• Proven experience across a range of accounting and finance functions, with a sound knowledge of accounting principles and standards, financial data processing and reporting
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the values of public education.

Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements, including - hybrid/work from home arrangements.
• 35 hour working week
• Competitive, salary sacrificing, employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
• Flex Leave entitlements, generous holidays & leave conditions
• Opportunities for advancement and mobility across the Department to support your career growth

How to apply
When applying you will need to:

Attach a resume (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements and capabilities of this role as well as providing answers to the 2 pre-screening questions below:

Targeted Question 1
This role provides advice on complex taxation matters that have an impact on the entire organisation. Describe a situation where you had to present complex information to someone. How did you ensure that they understood what you were saying? (maximum 300 words)

Targeted Question 2
This role is responsible for ensuring that the department complies with all relevant taxation legislation. Describe a time when quality standards were critical to the delivery of outcomes in your team. How did you communicate, monitor and maintain these standards? (maximum 300 words)

Please refer to the Applicant’s Guide to Applying to assist you with your application.

Note: the selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role. Successful candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment screening for this role which includes a National Criminal History Check.

As a condition of employment, successful candidates who have not previously worked for the department will be required to provide a current Working with Children Check (WWCC) Clearance number. This option would allow the WWCC to naturally expire without further communication needed with the employee. The employer obligations under the WWCC would apply for duration of the WWCC’s validity (up to 5 years)

Closing date 2 October 2024 at 11:59pm.

For role enquiries please contact Aashish Varsani on 0448 459 351 or via email at aashish.varsani@det.nsw.edu.au and for recruitment process enquiries please contact Kathy Newman at Kathy.newman1@det.nsw.edu.au

We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion.

A recruitment pool may be created through this recruitment process. A recruitment pool is a group of applicants who have been assessed and identified as suitable for this role, and who may be considered for a range of similar roles, including temporary, term or ongoing roles, over the next 18 months.